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"Disabled" is an adjective which is often translated as "discapacitado", and "handicapped" is an adjective which is also often translated as "discapacitado". Learn more about the difference between "disabled" and "handicapped" below.
disabled(
dihs
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ey
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buhld
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. discapacitado
The accident left the German pilot disabled.El piloto alemán quedó discapacitado después del accidente.
b. minusválido (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Our school has adequate facilities for disabled children.Nuestra escuela tiene instalaciones especiales para niños minusválidos.
a. deshabilitado
The shuffle feature is disabled for free accounts.La opción de selección aleatoria está deshabilitada para cuentas gratuitas.
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. los discapacitados (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Our company offers positions for veterans and the disabled.Nuestra empresa ofrece puestos de trabajo para veteranos de guerra y para los discapacitados.
b. los minusválidos (M) (old-fashioned)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
The majority of parking lots have a spot allocated for the disabled.La mayoría de los estacionamientos tienen un lugar reservado para los minusválidos.
handicapped(
hahn
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di
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kahpt
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (old-fashioned) (having a disability)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. discapacitado
Our restaurant provides employment to handicapped people.Nuestro restaurante ofrece empleo a las personas discapacitadas.
b. disminuido (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
He played a mentally handicapped child perfectly in the movie without being offensive.Interpretó a la perfección el papel de un niño psíquicamente disminuido en la película, sin ser ofensivo.
c. minusválido (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Being handicapped doesn't mean disabled, but rather differently abled.Ser minusválido no significa no tener ninguna aptitud, sino tener aptitudes diferentes.
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
2. (old-fashioned) (people with disabilities)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. los discapacitados (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He began volunteering to help care for the handicapped in the sixties.Empezó como voluntario para ayudar a cuidar de discapacitados en los años sesenta.
b. los disminuidos (M) (old-fashioned)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Several articles in the former constitution dealt with the rights of the handicapped.Varios artículos de la antigua constitución versaban sobre los derechos de los disminuidos.
c. los minusválidos (M) (old-fashioned)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
The parking spaces closest to the entrance are reserved for the handicapped.Los cajones de estacionamiento más cercanos a la entrada están reservados para minusválidos.
